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The Blue Ridge Parkway The Parkway runs 469 miles
through mountain meadows and endless vistas. It was authorized in the 1930s
as a Depression-era public works project, and was more than half a century in the making.
It was the nation's first, and ultimately longest, rural parkway, connecting Shenandoah National
Park in Virginia with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. The Parkway is
an excellent place to spend a day touring with a picnic in tow.
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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Jackson County serves
as the eastern gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which attracts the most visitors
annually of any national park. The 800 square mile park, shared by North Carolina and Tennessee, is
considered one of the most ecologically diverse of the parks in the national system. The Great Smoky
Mountains get their unusual name from the mist-like blue haze that often covers the peaks.
This haze is produced by the moist environment of streams and waterfalls interacting with the thick vegetation.
The Cherokee name for the area, Shaconage, means “place of blue smoke.”
Outdoor activities are popular in the park, which is the only one in the national system that
does not charge an entrance fee.
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Set out on foot The mountains are just waiting to be explored.  There
are trails for all abilities that will take you from the valley low to the mountain peak.
There is plenty of information to be had at one of our local bookstores where you'll find
hiking books authored by those who have tread the trails and knowledgeable guide books to
local flora and fauna to help you make the most of your trek. The famous 2,175 mile long Appalachian
Trail runs through the mountains of Western North Carolina. Several smaller trails cross portions of the AT.
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Dillsboro, NC
(828) 586-3442 or (800) 289-7311
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Cullowhee, NC
(828) 293-3708 or (800) 289-7513
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Bryson City, NC
(828) 497-2994 or (800) 498-8283
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